996 Ice Racing Wheel and Tire Setup
02-21-2023, 04:12 PM
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996 Ice Racing Wheel and Tire Setup
I have a 1999 Carrera equipped with the factory LSD and I'm trying to figure out the ideal dedicated ice racing wheel/tire setup. Most of my previous experience is with Subaru's with studs up to 3.5mm protrusion but the 996 has me asking more questions.
My plan is 17" wheels (possibly 2 sets of fronts if I go square) and narrow tires. Does anyone here have experience with ice tire setup? I'm not sure if I should keep a staggered setup or go square. Could go 205's with moto/rally studs on all 4 corners. Ideally I'd go with a smaller wheel but I'm not wanting to change/grind my brakes to squeeze them on the car (custom wheels would be nice but time means that is a next season thing).
Link for laughs. The 265 winter tires are great on dry roads but hilariously bad on the lake.
Kit
My plan is 17" wheels (possibly 2 sets of fronts if I go square) and narrow tires. Does anyone here have experience with ice tire setup? I'm not sure if I should keep a staggered setup or go square. Could go 205's with moto/rally studs on all 4 corners. Ideally I'd go with a smaller wheel but I'm not wanting to change/grind my brakes to squeeze them on the car (custom wheels would be nice but time means that is a next season thing).
Link for laughs. The 265 winter tires are great on dry roads but hilariously bad on the lake.
Kit
12-28-2023, 07:54 PM
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Did you end up trying out an ice racing tire setup on your 996? Curious to learn what you chose and how it performed.
I've ran studless and extra-long studded tires on my old Subaru in the past at ice racing events in BC. Looking to pick out a pre-studded tire this time around for my 981 Cayman GTS with PTV...
981 OEM Sizes:
18in: 235/45ZR18 & 265/45ZR18
19in: 235/40ZR19 & 265/40ZR19
20in: 235/35ZR20 & 265/35ZR20
Leaning towards OEM width -20mm on a set of spare 18" OEM wheels:
215/50/18 & 245/50/18, which would stay close to the same diameter within 0.8%
I've ran studless and extra-long studded tires on my old Subaru in the past at ice racing events in BC. Looking to pick out a pre-studded tire this time around for my 981 Cayman GTS with PTV...
981 OEM Sizes:
18in: 235/45ZR18 & 265/45ZR18
19in: 235/40ZR19 & 265/40ZR19
20in: 235/35ZR20 & 265/35ZR20
Leaning towards OEM width -20mm on a set of spare 18" OEM wheels:
215/50/18 & 245/50/18, which would stay close to the same diameter within 0.8%
